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préliminaire, préalable;∎ after a few preliminary remarks après quelques remarques préliminaires;∎ the preliminary stages of the inquiry les étapes préliminaires ou les débuts de l'enquête;∎ formal preliminary to departure, preliminary to leaving avant le départ, avant de partir2 noun∎ to go through all the preliminaries passer par tous les préliminaires;∎ as a preliminary en guise de préliminaire, au préalable;∎ the measure is seen by many as a preliminary to… cette mesure est considérée par beaucoup comme une action préliminaire à…(b) (eliminating contest) épreuve f éliminatoirepreliminary expenses frais mpl d'établissement;Law preliminary hearing première audience f;Law preliminary investigation instruction f (d'une affaire);Typography preliminary pages pages fpl liminaires (précédant le corps de l'ouvrage)Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > preliminary
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2 preliminary
preliminary [prɪˈlɪmɪnərɪ]1. adjectivepréliminaire ; [stage] premier• preliminary round or heat épreuve f éliminatoire2. noun3. compounds► Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test noun (US) test déterminant l'aptitude d'un candidat à présenter l'examen d'entrée à l'université* * *[prɪ'lɪmɪnərɪ], US [-nerɪ] 1.1)2) Sport épreuve f éliminatoire2.preliminaries plural noun préliminaires mpl (to à)3.adjective [comment, data, test] préliminaire; [heat, round] éliminatoire; Law [hearing, inquiry, ruling] préliminaire -
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preliminary, US [transcription][-nerI]A n1 as a preliminary to en prélude à ;2 Sport épreuve f éliminatoire. -
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préliminairepreliminary expenses frais m pl d'établissement;LAW preliminary investigation instruction f;preliminary study étude f préliminaire -
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[pri'liminəri](coming before, and preparing for, something: The chairman made a few preliminary remarks before introducing the speaker.) préliminaire -
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7 preliminary hearing
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8 preliminary ruling
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9 preliminary announcement
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10 preliminary draft
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11 preliminary program
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12 preliminary programme
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13 preliminary design
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14 preliminary estimate
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15 preliminary estimates of cost
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16 preliminary filter
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17 preliminary project
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18 preliminary sketch
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19 preliminary specifications
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20 preliminary assessment survey
Org. enquête d'évaluation préalableEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > preliminary assessment survey
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preliminary — pre‧lim‧i‧na‧ry [prɪˈlɪmnri ǁ neri] adjective [only before a noun] coming before something more official, more important etc: • Preliminary estimates indicate that earnings will decline substantially from a year ago. • The group will set the… … Financial and business terms
preliminary — pre·lim·i·nary /pri li mə ˌner ē/ adj: coming before and usu. serving as a temporary or intermediate step to something preliminary negotiations a preliminary payment plan preliminary n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
preliminary — adj Preliminary, introductory, preparatory, prefatory describe something that serves to make ready the way for something else. Preliminary suggests reference to what must be done or made ready or acquired before entrance into some definitive… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Preliminary — may refer to:*Preliminary English Test *Preliminary examination *Preliminary finals *Preliminary hearing *Preliminary Multistate Bar Review *Preliminary Notice … Wikipedia
Preliminary — Pre*lim i*na*ry, a. [Pref. pre + L. liminaris belonging to a threshold, fr. limen, liminis, threshold, entrance: cf. F. pr[ e]liminaire. Cf. {Limit}.] Introductory; previous; preceding the main discourse or business; prefatory; as, preliminary… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
preliminary — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ preceding or done in preparation for something fuller or more important. ► NOUN (pl. preliminaries) 1) a preliminary action or event. 2) a preliminary round in a sporting competition. ORIGIN Latin praeliminaris, from prae before +… … English terms dictionary
preliminary — [prē lim′ə ner΄ē, prilim′ə ner΄ē] adj. [< Fr préliminaire or ModL praeliminaris < L prae (see PRE ) + L liminaris, of a threshold < limen, threshold (see LIMEN)] coming before or leading up to the main action, discussion, business, etc.; … English World dictionary
preliminary — [adj] introductory, initial basic, elemental, elementary, exploratory, first, fundamental, inductive, initiatory, opening, pilot, preceding, precursory, prefatory, preparatory, preparing, primal, primary, prior, qualifying, readying, test, trial; … New thesaurus
Preliminary — Pre*lim i*na*ry, n.; pl. {Preliminaries}. That which precedes the main discourse, work, design, or business; something introductory or preparatory; as, the preliminaries to a negotiation or duel; to take one s preliminaries the year before… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
preliminary — 1650s, from Fr. préliminaire or M.L. praeliminaris, from L. prae before (see PRE (Cf. pre )) + limen (gen. liminis) threshold. A word that arose in reference to negotiations to end the Thirty Years War … Etymology dictionary
preliminary — Introductory; initiatory; preceding; temporary and provisional; as preliminary examination, injunction, articles of peace, etc @ preliminary complaint In some states, a court without jurisdiction to hear a criminal case on its merits may issue a… … Black's law dictionary